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2653 W NORTH AVE · LOGAN SQUARE, CHICAGO
Failed 5 of 15 inspections. 11 critical violations on the cumulative record. Pattern of issues, not a one-off.
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INSPECTION HISTORY
APR 292026PASS W/ CONDITIONS7 violations1 CRITICALDETAILS
OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE DURING TIME OF INSPECTION WITH VALID ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE HOLDER WHILE PREPARING BURGERS, DELI MEAT SANDWICHES, SLICED TOMATOES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN AT LEAST ONE CERTIFICATE HOLDER WHILE OPEN AND OPERATING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. #7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
2-402.11 OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER WITHOUT HAIR RESTRAINT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN WHILE HANDLING FOOD.
4-501.11 OBSERVED HANDSINK IN NEED OF SPLASH GUARD NEXT TO REAR PREP AREA HANDSINK. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE BARRIER TO PREVENT POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION.
4-602.13 OBSERVED GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP IN BETWEEN FRYERS AND PREP TABLES IN FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ACCUMULATED BUILD UP, CLEAN AND SANITIZE TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.
6-501.19 OBSERVED TOILETROOM DOOR NOT SELF CLOSING. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN AS REQUIRED.
6-501.114 OBSERVED EXCESSIVE CLUTTER IN REAR STORAGE AREA NEAR FREEZING UNITS. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL MISCELLANEUS ITEMS AND ORGANIZE RESTAURANT EQUIPMENT.MUST MAINTAIN PREMISE
2-102.13 OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER WITHOUT FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN ON SITE FOR REVIEW.
APR 152026FAILED8 violations2 CRITICALDETAILS
OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE DURING TIME OF INSPECTION WITH VALID ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE WHILE PREPARING AND SERVING SLICED TOMATOES, CHICKEN, GYRO AND CHICKEN. INSTUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN AS REQUIRED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. #7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 100 SMALL BLACK LIVE FLIES IN REAR PREP AREA ON EQUIPMENT, PREP TABLES, EXTERIOR SURFACES OF COOLING UNITS, FLYING THROUGHOUT OFFICE, STANDING ON WALLS IN REAR PREP AND REAR STORAGE AREA ON BOXES AND UNOPENED SALAD DRESSING BOTTLES. RECOMMENDED TO CONTACT PEST CONTROL FOR SERVICE. MUST ELIMINATE FLY ACTIVITY ON PREMISE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. #7-38-020 (A). CITATION ISSUED.
OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER WITHOUT HAIR RESTRAINT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN WHILE HANDLING FOOD.
OBSERVED HANDSINK IN NEED OF SPLASH GUARD NEXT TO REAR PREP AREA HANDSINK. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE BARRIER TO PREVENT POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION.
OBSERVED GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP IN BETWEEN FRYERS AND PREP TABLES IN FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ACCUMULATED BUILD UP, CLEAN AND SANITIZE TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.
OBSERVED TOILETROOM DOOR NOT SELF CLOSING. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN AS REQUIRED.
OBSERVED EXCESSIVE CLUTTER IN REAR STORAGE AREA NEAR FREEZING UNITS. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL MISCELLANEUS ITEMS AND ORGANIZE RESTAURANT EQUIPMENT.MUST MAINTAIN PREMISE
OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER WITHOUT FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN ON SITE FOR REVIEW.
NOV 252025PASS W/ CONDITIONS2 violationsDETAILS
No sanitizer solution test strip on site, instructed to obtain. Priority foundation violation 7-38-005
Broken floor tiles in rear prep kitchen, Instructed to repair and maintain.
SEP 242024PASSED1 violationDETAILS
FOUND CLUTTER AT OFFICE AREAS AND STORAGE AREAS.(OLD EQUIPMENT/TOOLS)MUST CLEAN AND ORGANIZE
SEP 172024FAILED2 violationsDETAILS
FOUND CLUTTER AT OFFICE AREAS AND STORAGE AREAS.(OLD EQUIPMENT/TOOLS)MUST CLEAN AND ORGANIZE.
FOUND PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM REPORT DATED 12-5-23 INSPECTION# 2586311.VIOLATION 47. ALL OF THE CHEST FREEZERS HAVE THE PLASTIC INSIDE OF THE DOOR DUCT TAPED AND HAVE EXPOSED INSULATION AND WIRING INSIDE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE ALL BROKEN CHEST FREEZERS. VIOLATION 55. REPAIR THE BROKEN FLOOR TILES IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AND STORAGE AREA AROUND THE PREP COOLERS VIOLATION 57. OBSERVED A FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEE WITHOUT A VALID FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT ALL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES MUST SHOW PROOF OF TRAINING.PRIORITY FOUNDATION.CITATION ISSUED.7-42-090.MUST CORRECT ALL ABOVE STATED VIOLATIONS.
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DEC 52023PASSED5 violationsDETAILS
4-501.11 ALL OF THE CHEST FREEZERS HAVE THE PLASTIC INSIDE OF THE DOOR DUCT TAPED AND HAVE EXPOSED INSULATION AND WIRING INSIDE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE ALL BROKEN CHEST FREEZERS.
4-602.13 CLEAN THE FOOD DEBRIS INSIDE OF THE EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK NEXT TO THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK, MICROWAVE, DEEP FRYERS, 7UP COOLER NEXT TO THE GRILL, KNIFE RACK, STORAGE SHELVES, INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF ALL PREP COOLERS, AND THE CHEST FREEZERS INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR.
6-501.11 REPAIR THE BROKEN FLOOR TILES IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AND STORAGE AREA AROUND THE PREP COOLERS.
6-501.12 CLEAN THE FLOOR UNDER AND AROUND THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND GREASE TRAP. CLEAN THE GREASE BUILDUP ON THE WALLS NEXT TO THE VENTILATION HOOD AND AROUND THE PREP COOLER.
2-102.13 OBSERVED A FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEE WITHOUT A VALID FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT ALL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES MUST SHOW PROOF OF TRAINING.
NOV 282023FAILED8 violations3 CRITICALDETAILS
OBSERVED NO PAPER TOWELS PROVIDED AT ANY OF THE EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINKS AND AT THE HAND WASHING SINK INSIDE OF THE WASHROOM. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PAPER TOWELS AT ALL HAND WASHING SINKS AT ALL TIMES. MANAGEMENT BOUGHT PAPER TOWELS AND PROVIDED THEM AT MY REQUEST. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED.
OBSERVED LIVE INSECT ACTIVITY ON THE PREMISES. OBSERVED 2 LIVE COCKROACHES ON THE WALLS AROUND THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. ALSO OBSERVED 10 LIVE SMALL FLYING INSECTS ON THE WALLS AND SHELVES OF THE DISH WASHING AREA AND DRY STORAGE AREA. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO ELIMINATE THE PEST ACTIVITY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A). CITATION ISSUED.
OBSERVED SEVERAL DEAD COCKROACHES ON THE FLOOR OF THE FOOD PREP AREA, OFFICE AND DISH WASHING AREA. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL DEAD INSECTS FROM THE PREMISES.
ALL OF THE CHEST FREEZERS HAVE THE PLASTIC INSIDE OF THE DOOR DUCT TAPED AND HAVE EXPOSED INSULATION AND WIRING INSIDE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE ALL BROKEN CHEST FREEZERS.
CLEAN THE FOOD DEBRIS INSIDE OF THE EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK NEXT TO THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK, MICROWAVE, DEEP FRYERS, 7UP COOLER NEXT TO THE GRILL, KNIFE RACK, STORAGE SHELVES, INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF ALL PREP COOLERS, AND THE CHEST FREEZERS INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR.
REPAIR THE BROKEN FLOOR TILES IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AND STORAGE AREA AROUND THE PREP COOLERS. REPAIR THE LARGE GAP IN THE WALL AT THE FLOOR UNDER THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.
CLEAN THE FLOOR UNDER AND AROUND THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND GREASE TRAP. CLEAN THE GREASE BUILDUP ON THE WALLS NEXT TO THE VENTILATION HOOD AND AROUND THE PREP COOLER.
OBSERVED A FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEE WITHOUT A VALID FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT ALL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES MUST SHOW PROOF OF TRAINING.
MAY 112021PASS W/ CONDITIONS1 violation1 CRITICALDETAILS
NO HANDWASH BOWL IN DISHWASH AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST PROVIDE A HANDWASH BOWL WITH RUNNING HOT AND COLD WATER IN DISHWASH AREA. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C).
MAY 42021FAILED5 violations3 CRITICALDETAILS
NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST PROVIDE AN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON PREMISES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010.
NO VOMIT AND DIARRHEA CLEANING PROCEDURE ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST PROVIDE A VOMIT AND DIARRHEA CLEANING PROCEDURE AND ALL NECESSARY ITEMS AS OUTLINED IN POLICY ON PREMISES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005.
NO HANDWASH BOWL IN DISHWASH AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST PROVIDE A HANDWASH BOWL WITH RUNNING HOT AND COLD WATER IN DISHWASH AREA. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C).
NO METAL STEM FOOD THERMOMETER ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST PROVIDE AND CALIBRATE A METAL STEM FOOD THERMOMETER ON PREMISES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005.
NO CHLORINE SANITIZING TEST STRIPS ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST PROVIDE BY DATE OF REINSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005.
OCT 42016PASS W/ CONDITIONS7 violationsDETAILS
NOTED WASTE WATER BACKING UP WITH DIRT, FOOD PARTICLES AND GREASE FROM 2 OF THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINKS WHEN WATER IS RELEASED FROM ONE OF THE COMPARTMENT SINKS. ALSO NOTED WATER LEAKAGE FROM THE GREASE TRAP.MANAGER IMMEDIATELY CALLED PLUMBER FOR MAINTENANCE. INSTRUCTED TO MONITOR AT ALL TIMES. SERIOUS VIOLATION #7-38-030
NOTED ASSORTED FOOD ITEMS INSIDE COOLERS AND REFRIGERATION UNITS NOT PROPERLY LABELED. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL ALL FOOD PRODUCTS WITH PRODUCT NAME, PREPARED BY DATE AND/OR USED BY DATE.
NOTED FOOD ITEMS STORED IN GROCERY BAGS INSIDE REAR CHEST FREEZER. INSTRUCTED TO STORE FOOD ITEMS INSIDE APPROVED FOOD GRADE CONTAINERS WITH TIGHT FITTING LIDS....NOTED DEEP CUTS AND DIRT ON CUTTING BOARD AT THE REAR PREP TABLE BY SLICER. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SMOOTHEN AND MAINTAIN.....NOTED SHELVES AT THE FRONT PREP AREA LINED WITH FOIL PAPER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE, CLEAN AND MAINTAIN TO PREVENT HIDING PLACES FOR PEST....MST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN AL CHEST FREEZER LIDS BROKEN AND DAMAGED.
NOTED CRACKS ON FLOOR THROUGH OUT THE REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
NOTED STAINED CEILING TILES ON THE CUSTOMER DINNING AREA AND AT THE REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN OR REPLACE.
NOTED 2 PREP TABLES AT THE REAR USED FOR PREPPING WITH NO HAND WASH SINK. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A HAND WASH SINK AT THE REAR OR REMOVE THE PREP TABLES.....NOTED LEAKING FAUCET AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN OR REPLACE.
NOTED CLUTTER ON TABLE INSIDE A DRY STORAGE ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, ORGANIZE AND/OR REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY ARTICLES TO PREVENT HIDING PLACES FOR PEST.
JUL 282015PASSED5 violations1 CRITICALDETAILS
MUST REMOVE TYPE AND REPAIR CHEST FREEZER TOPS IN REAR FOOD STORAGE AREA. MUST NOT USE TIN FOIL AS A LINER FOR SHELVING AT THE COOKS LINE.
OBSERVED DAMAGED AND CRACKED FLOOR TILES AT THE DISHWASHING/PREP AREA. NINSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED DIRT AND DEBRIS ON KITCHEN FOOD PREPARATION WALLS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED PEELING PAINT WALLS IN REAR DISHWASHING AREA. MUST REPAINT AND MAINTAIN.
MUST PROVIDE STEM THERMOMETER TO MONITOR FOOD TEMPERATURES. MUST PROVIDE THEMOMETER AT THE UPRIGHT REAR MEAT COOLER.
MUST REMOVED CLUTTER AND UNNECESSARY ARTICLES FROM REAR STORAGE AREA TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE.
DEC 102013PASSED2 violationsDETAILS
CLEAN INTERIOR BOTTOM OF FRYER TO REMOVE GREASE AND FOOD PARTICLES. CLEAN VENTS IN HOODED SYSTEM ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT.
REPLACE ALL WATER STAINED CEILING TILES WHERE NEEDED.
JUL 122011PASSED2 violationsDETAILS
All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair.MUST REPAIR/REPLACE CHEST TOPS OF CHEST FREEZERS.
All parts of the food establishment and all parts of the property used in connection with the operation of the establishment shall be kept neat and clean and should not produce any offensive odors.REMOVE CLUTTER FROM REAR AREAS DUE TO POTENTIAL PEST HARBORAGE.
JUL 52011FAILED4 violationsDETAILS
All dishwashing machines must be of a type that complies with all requirements of the plumbing section of the Municipal Code of Chicago and Rules and Regulation of the Board of Health.FOUND 3 COMP SINK NOT MAINTAINED I.E. WATER SEEPING THROUGH DIVIDER WHEN MIDDLE COMPARTMENT IS FILLED.INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR,MAINTAIN AS REQUIRED.
All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair.MUST REPAIR/REPLACE CHEST TOPS OF CHEST FREEZERS.
All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous foods shall have calibrated metal stem thermometers, provided and conspicuous, for refrigerated and hot food units.MUST PROVIDE THERMOMETERS FOR ALL COOLERS.
All parts of the food establishment and all parts of the property used in connection with the operation of the establishment shall be kept neat and clean and should not produce any offensive odors.REMOVE CLUTTER FROM REAR AREAS DUE TO POTENTIAL PEST HARBORAGE.
DEC 302010PASSED4 violationsDETAILS
All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR MISSING COVER ON SEATS IN DINING.
All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN DEBRIS /STAINS ON TOILET BOWL&SEAT,HAND WASH SINK IN TOILET, AND MOP SINK .
The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN DEBRIS ON FLOOR IN TOILET.
The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES IN DINING AND AT REAR PREP AREAS.ALSO PAINT ON WALLS IN DINING PEELING AND STAINS ON WALLS BY EXPOSE HAND WASH SINK IN KITCHEN AND AT STAIR CASE STORAGE BY EXPOSE HAND SINK NEEDS REPAIR.
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